AVON, Ohio – Sophomore pitchers Jacob Piechota and Jake Bartels combined to throw a three-hitter as the Western Michigan baseball team shutout rival Central Michigan 4-0 to send WMU to its first ever Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship game.
“It was one of the gutsiest performances I’ve seen in my career from both Piechota and Bartels,” head coach Billy Gernon said. “it was another fabulous team effort with great team defense. Our guys 100% absolutely have earned this and deserve it.”
The No. 7 seeded Broncos (21-32) have now defeated No.